Selected quad for the lemma: spirit_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
spirit_n	church_n	holy_a	truth_n	6,992	5	5.6746	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A64835	Things worth thinking on, or, Helps to piety being remains of some meditations, experiences, and sentences &c. never published till now : and now are as an addition to them which were formerly made publick: together with a sermon entituled The beauty of holines / by Ralph Venning ...	Venning, Ralph, 1621?-1674.	1664 (1664)	Wing V227; ESTC R38004	77,776	241

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we_o keep_v his_o commandment_n and_o they_o be_v not_o grievous_a command_v from_o god_n who_o love_v we_o and_o to_o we_o who_o love_v he_o can_v be_v grievous_a if_o they_o be_v so_o it_o be_v for_o want_n of_o love_n in_o we_o for_o our_o saviour_n tell_v we_o if_o we_o love_v he_o we_o will_v and_o they_o be_v the_o lover_n and_o friend_n of_o he_o who_o do_v keep_v his_o commandment_n it_o be_v the_o end_n of_o that_o great_a duty_n of_o prayer_n why_o or_o what_o do_v we_o pray_v for_o but_o that_o we_o may_v be_v holy_a and_o do_v his_o will_n on_o earth_n as_o it_o be_v do_v in_o heaven_n surely_n what_o the_o apostle_n pray_v for_o in_o relation_n to_o the_o thessalonian_o 1_o ep._n 5.23_o shall_v be_v every_o one_o prayer_n for_o themselves_o that_o they_o may_v be_v sanctify_v throughout_o and_o whole_o and_o to_o walk_v worthy_a of_o god_n to_o all_o well-pleasing_a col._n 1.10_o it_o be_v the_o end_n of_o all_o affliction_n chastening_n and_o trial_n that_o we_o may_v 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thy_o house_n o_o lord_n for_o ever_o let_v all_o the_o people_n say_v amen_n and_o as_o the_o arabic_a add_v allelujah_o finis_fw-la

23.9_o bathsheba_n be_v very_o beautiful_a to_o look_v upon_o but_o her_o sin_n be_v more_o her_o shame_n than_o that_o her_o praise_n you_o hear_v before_o how_o this_o beauty_n of_o holiness_n be_v prefer_v and_o have_v the_o commendation_n beyond_o that_o of_o the_o face_n prov._n 31.30_o and_o the_o apostle_n give_v the_o holy_a hand_n the_o honour_n above_o all_o 1_o tim._n 2.8_o a_o white_a hand_n if_o not_o innocent_a a_o neat_a hand_n if_o not_o holy_a though_o adorn_v with_o never_o so_o many_o ring_n and_o bracelet_n make_v no_o fair_a show_n in_o the_o eye_n of_o god_n though_o lift_v up_o to_o he_o in_o prayer_n 4._o the_o artificial_a beauty_n which_o be_v short_a of_o the_o natural_a must_v therefore_o of_o necessity_n fall_v short_a of_o this_o which_o be_v supernatural_a the_o ornament_n of_o gold_n and_o silver_n garnishing_n with_o precious_a stone_n for_o beauty_n as_o 2_o chron._n 3.6_o modish_a garb_n and_o dress_n which_o often_o bewitch_v and_o dazzle_v the_o 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